This week\s pattern is the most complicated yet, featuring colour work – an intarsia design, featuring the words “KNIT” and “CHAT” with a cup and saucer in between – a reference to our knit and natter group!
First of all, let’s take a look at what everyone’s blankets are looking like. Pauline has joined the KAL – here’s her blanket so far.
Here’s A’s blanket in fawn,
R continues her pink and white one.
And here’s L’s salmon pink.
Here’s a close up of the lacy pattern we did last week, on my blanket.
Yvonne’s next design is 20 rows – that’s 2 weeks worth – week’s 8 and 9. It includes charts for the colour work.
Yvonne writes, “Hi guys – here we go again with a double whammy this week and we agreed to do both weeks in one as it’s really all one pattern. This week we have a bit of intarsia so you will need another colour or a few it’s up to you. Personally I love colour so I used a different colour for each part as there are some large parts which are difficult to carry the spare yarn across the back without puckering it. I will write out the rows to set the pattern then follow the charts (A on purl row first, B on knit row first) at the end of the written instructions.
So here we go and if we have previous rows correct we should have 125 sts in the middle to work on not forgetting the 8 sts of border at either end. Ok
Week 8-9
Row 1. K50, P25, K50
Row 2. P48, K31, P48
Row 3. K47, P3, K1, P2, K18, P2, K1, P3, K to end.
Now we start the intarsia at the beginning and end of the row in between the edges.
Row 4. P46 as follows:- 1 main (m), 1 contrast (c), 7m, 1c, 2m, 1c, 6m, 2c, 4m, 1c, 7m, 1c, 12m then centre panel of K3, P2, K2, P18, K2, P2, K3, P8, then intarsia again, P37 as follows:- 6c, 2m, 1c, 4m, 1c, 1m, 1c, 11m, 1c, 2m, 1c, 7m.
Row 5. K row as follows:- 7m, 1c, 2m, 1c, 11m, 1c, 1m, 1c, 4m, 1c, 7m, 1c, 6m, centre panel, P3, k3 p2, k18, p2, k3, p3, intarsia 11m, 1c, 7m, 1c, 4m, 2c, 6m, 1c, 3m, 1c, 6m, 1c, k to end.
Row 6. Follow chart A at the end for the sides and this is the centre panel worked over 45sts, p5, k3, p3, k2, p18, k2, k4, p3, k4. Intarsia from chart B.
Row 7. Follow chart B then centre panel k4, p3, k5, p2, k18, p2, k5, p3, k3 follow chart A.
Row 8. Centre panel p3, k3, p6, k2, p18, k3, p5, k2, p4.
Row 9. K3, p1, k5, p1, k2, p2, k18, p2, k7, p1, k3.
Row 10. P2, k1, p8, k2, p18, k2, p2, k1, p5, k1, p3.
Row 11. K8, p1, k3, p2, k18, p2, k11.
Row 12. P11, k2, p18, k2, p4, k1, p7.
Row 13. K7, p1, k4, p22, k11.
Row 14. P17, k1, p5, k1, p9, k1, p3, k1, p7.
Row 15. K7, p1, k2, p1, k8, p2, k4, p2, k18.
Row 16. P20, k2, p4, k2, p7, k2, p8.
Row 17. K16, p1, k4, p2, k22.
Row 18. P24, k1, p2, k1, p17.
Row 19. K21, p2, k22.
Row 20. P20, k2, p23.
Chart A
Chart B
It’s challenging so do your best! Don’t forget to send pics of your blankets.
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